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Specifications
Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .75 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Performing Arts
Sub-Genre: Television
Series Title: Popular Culture and Philosophy
Publisher: Open Court
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: William Irwin
Language: English
Street Date: August 20, 1999
TCIN: 11804204
UPC: 9780812694093
Item Number (DPCI): 248-23-8726
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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About the Book
Designed for philosophers as well as readers with no particular philosophical background, the essays in this lively book are grouped into four amusing acts. Act One looks at the four Seinfeld characters through a philosophical lens and includes Jerry and Socrates: The Examined Life? Act Two examines historical philosophers from a Seinfeldian standpoint and offers Plato or Nietzsche? Time, Essence, and Eternal Recurrence in Seinfeld. Act Three, Untimely Meditations by the Water Cooler, explores philosophical issues raised by the show, such as, Is it rational for George to do the opposite? And Act Four, Is There Anything Wrong with That?, discusses ethical problems of everyday life using Seinfeld as a basis. Seinfeld and Philosophy also provides a guide to Seinfeld episodes and a chronological list of the philosophers cited in this book.Book Synopsis
Designed for philosophers as well as readers with no particular philosophical background, the essays in this lively book are grouped into four amusing acts. Act One looks at the four Seinfeld characters through a philosophical lens and includes Jerry and Socrates: The Examined Life? Act Two examines historical philosophers from a Seinfeldian standpoint and offers Plato or Nietzsche? Time, Essence, and Eternal Recurrence in Seinfeld. Act Three, Untimely Meditations by the Water Cooler, explores philosophical issues raised by the show, such as, Is it rational for George to do the opposite? And Act Four, Is There Anything Wrong with That?, discusses ethical problems of everyday life using Seinfeld as a basis. Seinfeld and Philosophy also provides a guide to Seinfeld episodes and a chronological list of the philosophers cited in this book.If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.
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